Improving the success of "bottom-up" development work by acknowledging the dynamics among stakeholders: A case study from an Engineers Without Borders water supply project in Tenganan, Indonesia

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 279-287

  Bowen, J ^a,b   Acciaioli, G ^c  

^a Engineers Without Borders   (Australia)

^b INTECSEA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arena model; Bali; Capacity building; Capacity development; Community; Engineers without borders Australia; Ignorance; Indonesia; International development; Knowledge; Stakeholders; Water supply

Indexed keywords

WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; BALI; CAPACITY BUILDING; CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY; IGNORANCE; INDONESIA; INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; KNOWLEDGE; STAKEHOLDERS;

ENGINEERS;

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CAPACITY BUILDING; COLLECTIVE ACTION; DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; STAKEHOLDER; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; BALI; EURASIA; INDONESIA; LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUNDA ISLES; TENGANAN;

EID: 85042592840     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.862     Document Type: Article

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